1. Harlem Renaissance

2. Why did African Americans move north in the 1900’s?

3. Great Migration Southern life was violent, segregated, and unfair
World War I opened industrial jobs for African Americans
Relocation of African Americans to the North

4. Was the North the answer?
Found many jobs and opportunities
Racial tensions were somewhat strong in the North – Why?
Chicago, Illinois 1919 dispute at public beach left 38 dead and 300 injured

5. Life in Harlem 1920s about 200,000 African Americans lived in Harlem
Became unofficial capital of African American culture and activism in the U.S.

6. Editor of The Crisis – helped promote arts movement in New York
W.E.B. Dubois
Well-educated
Founded NAACP
Editor of The Crisis – helped promote arts movement in New York
Arts movement became known as the Harlem Renaissance

7. Marcus Garvey
Jamaican leader who promoted self reliance for African Americans
Black Star Line – promoted trade
Imprisoned for mail fraud - deported
“Back to Africa” movement

8. Performers and Musicians
Created new opportunities for African American stage performers

9. Paul Robeson Originally practiced law in NY
Performed in musicals and stage productions including Othello
Shuffle Along - all black musical

10. Louis Armstrong
Jazz- a blend of several different musicals forms in the Lower South
Leader performer at Savoy Ballroom and the Cotton Club
Jazz is not limited to Harlem
“Satchmo”

11. Langston Hughes Wrote of black defiance, but also wrote of hope
Works recorded the culture of Harlem in the 1920s